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XLCSPDRINDEX

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

$103.58-0.26% vs prior close
10412052-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

Normally, the fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Communication Services companies by the GICS®, including securities of companies from the following industries: diversified telecommunication services; wireless telecommunication services; media; entertainment; and interactive media & services. The fund is non-diversified.

XLC price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateXLC close
Sep 28, 2026$111.18
Sep 29, 2026$111.47
Sep 30, 2026$110.97
Oct 1, 2026$109.94
Oct 2, 2026$110.32
Oct 5, 2026$111.61
Oct 6, 2026$111.65
Oct 7, 2026$111.26
Oct 8, 2026$112.07
Oct 9, 2026$110.38
Oct 12, 2026$111.45
Oct 13, 2026$112.28
Oct 14, 2026$110.82
Oct 15, 2026$112.44
Oct 16, 2026$110.32
Oct 19, 2026$110.09
Oct 20, 2026$110.19
Oct 21, 2026$108.97
Oct 22, 2026$107.42
Oct 23, 2026$105.51
Oct 26, 2026$103.85
Oct 27, 2026$103.58

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$1.2B

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6+$627.1MOct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22+$15.6MOct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6+$627.1MOct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22+$15.6MOct 26Sep 28Oct 5+$627.1MOct 12Oct 19+$15.6MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$128.8M
Sep 29−$94.3M
Sep 30−$83.3M
Oct 1$560.5M
Oct 2−$121M
Oct 5−$344.1M
Oct 6$145.6M
Oct 7$627.1M
Oct 8$263.2M
Oct 9−$27.8M
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$5.6M
Oct 14−$128.8M
Oct 15$106.4M
Oct 16$111M
Oct 19$0
Oct 20−$115.5M
Oct 21$21.8M
Oct 22$97.2M
Oct 23$5.3M
Oct 26$15.6M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$1.2B of net inflows over the past month, about 5.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -12.0% so far this year. At 0.090% a year it is not the cheapest way in — FCOM has a reported fee of 0.08%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$22.2Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
+$1.2Bnet flow, trailing month
6.7Mavg daily volume, 30 days
22holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed June 18, 2018 · beta 0.68
The book at a glance
META-1.6%GOOGL+1.2%GOOG+0.8%DIS-0.2%VZ+1.9%T+0.4%LYV-0.4%OMC-1.4%CMCSA-1.0%NFLX-2.2%TMUS-0.1%TTWO-1.0%FOXA-1.2%ECHO+1.3%NWSA-2.0%TKO+0.6%CHTR+2.7%FOX-1.2%TTD-0.5%NWSWBD4.5%EA4.6%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1METAMETA17.30%$620.19-1.6%
2GOOGLALPHABET11.37%$320.58+1.2%
3GOOGALPHABET9.06%$316.83+0.8%
4DISWALT DISNEY4.51%$110.23-0.2%
5VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS4.43%$43.93+1.9%
6TAT&T4.38%$20.94+0.4%
7LYVLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT4.61%$171.97-0.4%
8OMCOMNICOM GROUP3.91%$78.73-1.4%
9CMCSACOMCAST4.63%$21.84-1.0%
10NFLXNETFLIX4.48%$62.52-2.2%
11TMUST-MOBILE US4.45%$146.83-0.1%
12TTWOTAKE TWO INTERACTIVE 4.69%$201.28-1.0%
13FOXAFOX1.96%$64.53-1.2%
14ECHOEchoStar2.61%$90.39+1.3%
15NWSANEWS1.71%$29.96-2.0%

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Sector weights

  • Communication Services100%
  • Technology Services64.35%
  • Consumer Services19.54%
  • Communications12.35%
  • Commercial Services3.71%
  • Other0.08%
  • Mutual fund0.05%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Communication Services100%
Technology Services64.35%
Consumer Services19.54%
Communications12.35%
Commercial Services3.71%
Other0.08%
Mutual fund0.05%
Performance
1 week-4.9%
1 month-8.3%
3 months-3.8%
6 months-10.4%
YTD-12.0%
1 year-11.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$140M
1 month+$1.2B
3 months+$1.2B
YTD−$1.9B
1 year−$1.9B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$213.6MNov+$421.1MDec+$246.7MJan−$323.3MFeb−$1.5BMar+$331.9MApr−$363MMay−$1BJun−$757MJul+$51.1MAug+$209.7MSep+$1.2BOctNovDecJanFeb−$1.5BMarAprMayJunJulAugSep+$1.2BOctNovJan−$1.5BMarMayJul+$1.2BOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov−$213.6M
Dec$421.1M
Jan$246.7M
Feb−$323.3M
Mar−$1.5B
Apr$331.9M
May−$363M
Jun−$1B
Jul−$757M
Aug$51.1M
Sep$209.7M
Oct$1.2B
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-13.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 17.3% of the book; the top ten carry 70%. Spread across 25+ names, it behaves like roughly 14 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
7Kcalls · latest snapshot
563puts · latest snapshot
0.08put/call ratio
7.2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
META META$390M$357M
GOOGL ALPHABET$176M$129M
GOOG ALPHABET$64M$61M
NFLX NETFLIX$46M$47M
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS$3M$3M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against XLC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XLC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-6bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-6bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-5bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-5bp on fee · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-5bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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